The board is seemingly well built. we have had the board for 18 months and used it 5 times mainly on local canals. The last time we took it out both of the paddle blades snapped where the plastic head inserts into the carbon shaft. I feel this is poor performance considering how much use we have had out of the paddles (especially as we only use 1 at a time so average 2.5 uses). The warranty is 1 year so we need to replace the paddles, which I am looking to do elsewhere as I have lost confidence in this piece of the equipment we purchased. The board itself is nice and rigid when inflated and moves on the water well. It's just a shame about the paddles.